Sam Mendes Wants His Martini Shaken Not Stirred LOL Because That's a Bond Thing and He's Directing a Bond Movie
Sam Mendes, ol' Sammy M, is in talks to direct the next Bond movie. How about that, huh?
The British helmer is in negotiations to direct the 23rd installment of the venerable James Bond franchise.Production is being fast-tracked and could begin as early as June with an eye toward a 2011 release. Plans for the film are moving forward despite a possible sale of MGM. Sony co-produced and distributed the most recent installment of the 007 series with MGM.
Bond regulars Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are writing, along with "Frost/Nixon" scribe Peter Morgan. Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are producing. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as 007.
Mendes is already hard at work figuring out how he'll work in wife Kate Winslet and have her make out with Daniel Craig right in front of him, further fulfilling the creepy cuckold fetish he developed half-way through shooting Revolutionary Road.